Thikra

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Chotto Desh

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Over the last 25 years, Akram Khan Company has established itself as one of the foremost innovative dance companies in the world. Embracing an artistic vision that both respects and challenges Indian kathak form and contemporary dance.

Thikra: Night of Remembering, our last production

Thikra will embark on a global tour, with performances confirmed in London, Paris, Rome and more. Read the statement from Akram and Farooq Chaudhry here.

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Jungle Book reimagined

World Premiere: 7 April 2022, Curve, Leicester

After three incredible years, the Jungle Book reimagined journey will draw to a close with its final performances in Saitama and Aichi – Japan, in June 2025. “We are now living ...

Darbar Festival 2019

From 2017-2019, Akram and Mavin Khoo have co-curated a dance programme for Indian classical music festival, Darbar.
For the 2019 creation, they both wanted to centre programming artists and events that would give audiences the opportunity to

From 2017-2019, Akram and Mavin Khoo co-curated a dance programme for Indian classical music festival, Darbar. For the 2019 creation, they both wanted to centre programming arti...

Memories of the Future

As part of Bradford’s tenure as City of Culture 2025, AKC came together with participants from Dance United Yorkshire’s remarkable, transformative programmes, including some of Bradford’s most vulnerable individuals.

Memories of the Future is a special project with Dance United Yorkshire. As part of Bradford’s tenure as City of Culture 2025, AKC has came together with participants fro...

Chotto Desh

We are delighted to have brought back our much-loved family-friendly production of Chotto Desh. Adapted by Theatre-Rites’ director, Sue Buckmaster, in 2015 from Akram Khan’s Oli...

Vertical Road

In Vertical Road, Akram assembled a cast of very special performers from across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. With a specially commissioned score by long-term collaborator c...

"Our future peace processes rely on us inspiring a younger generation"

- Sue Buckmaster

Chotto Xenos

World Première: 21 February 2020, DanceEast, Ipswich, UK. We've teamed up with director Sue Buckmaster to reimagine XENOS into a child-friendly production. Interweavi...

"I want to dive into the myths of today, and children stories of tomorrow."

- Akram Khan

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For enquiries related to Akram’s independent commissions, please contact natalie@akramkhanproductions.com.

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